Lobbyist bragged Soros gave group no money, now caught in a lie, says 'proud' to get Soros money. What 'Disclose Act'?

• 9/24, "Soros revealed as funder of liberal Jewish-American lobby," Washington Times by Eli Lake
  

"The Jewish-American advocacy group J Street, which bills itself as the dovish alternative to the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby,

• has secretly received funding from billionaire George Soros
  

• despite previous denials that it accepted funds from the Hungarian-born financier and liberal political activist.

Tax forms obtained by The Washington Times reveal that Mr. Soros and his two children, Jonathan and Andrea Soros, contributed a total $245,000 to J Street from one Manhattan address in New York during the fiscal year from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009....

• Mr. Ben Ami said his group had no qualms about getting money from Mr. Soros.

"I am very, very proud that our movement and what we are trying to do is aligned with the values and principles of George Soros and we are proud to have his support," he said.

Mr. Ben Ami said Mr. Soros "made the public decision not to support us once we launched.

• Once we got started, he provided us with some money."

Mr. Ben Ami's words on Thursday contrasted sharply with statements on the J Street website concerning the group's receipt of funding from Mr. Soros.

In a section of the website called "myths and facts," the group includes a passage that reads: "George Soros very publicly stated his decision not to be engaged in J Street when it was launched — precisely out of fear that his involvement would be used against the organization."

• After Mr. Ben Ami spoke with The Times,
  

• the website was abruptly amended Thursday night with an addition that stated:

"J Street has said it doesn’t receive money from George Soros, but now news reports indicate that

• he has in fact contributed."

Michael Vachon, a spokesman for Mr. Soros, said the billionaire "has made no secret of his support for" J Street."...

• Reference: Obama says special interest donations shouldn't be secret. Except in certain cases. 9/23/10, "GOP blocks bill to disclose campaign ad donors"

More details about J Street, their influence, and their Hong Kong contributor, via Free Republic.

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